Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Thomas "Tommy" Williams
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/2/2025

Number of Bills: 52

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (40):
HB 544 Author: Williams
Last Action: 04/25/2001 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to special Texas constable license plates.

HB 850 Author: Williams
Last Action: 02/05/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of making a false statement to obtain property or credit.

HB 851 Author: Williams
Last Action: 03/20/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for the presentation of certain felony indictments.

HB 1190 Author: Williams
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to special license plates for passenger cars and light trucks owned by or used for the transportation of veterans with disabilities.

HB 1191 Author: Williams
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Tabled in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to alter speed limits on county roads.

HB 1209 Author: Williams
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the uncorroborated testimony of victims of certain sexual offenses.

HB 1458 Author: Williams
Last Action: 02/12/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the possession, use, and delivery of nitrous oxide; providing penalties.

HB 1459 Author: Williams
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to interment rights in a cemetery plot.

HB 1460 Author: Williams
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to use of certain terms by cemeteries.

HB 1511 Author: Williams
Last Action: 02/21/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to county authority to regulate the keeping of certain wild animals.

HB 1652 Author: Williams
Last Action: 02/15/2001 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption: Relating to the liability of certain firefighters and fire-fighting entities.

HB 1653 Author: Williams
Last Action: 05/07/2001 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the designation of part of State Highway 90 as the Judge Starling Dean Memorial Highway.

HB 1983 Author: Williams | Hope
Last Action: 02/26/2001 H Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the number of justices for the Ninth Court of Appeals District.

HB 2043 Author: Williams | Dunnam
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to safety standards for buses used to transport students.

HB 2044 Author: Williams
Last Action: 02/26/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the temporary sealing of certain affidavits on which search warrants are based.

HB 2045 Author: Williams
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the disposition of impact fees by municipal utility districts.

HB 2365 Author: Williams | Lewis, Glenn | Thompson | Coleman
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Tagged
Caption: Relating to funding to enable Prairie View A&M University to qualify for agricultural research, extension, and education matching funds, including federal agricultural research and extension formula funds.

HB 2366 Author: Williams | Lewis, Glenn | Thompson | Coleman
Last Action: 04/20/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the mission of Prairie View A&M University.

HB 2367 Author: Williams | Clark
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the liability of certain nonprofit organizations and their employees and volunteers.

HB 2398 Author: Williams | Hope
Last Action: 03/26/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the location where the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Court of Appeals District transacts business.

HB 2556 Author: Williams
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for information services and data processing services.

HB 2790 Author: Williams
Last Action: 03/12/2001 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to franchise tax incentives for corporations conducting certain research and development activities.

HB 2959 Author: Williams
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the board of supervisors and the powers of the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District; providing a civil penalty.

HB 2960 Author: Williams
Last Action: 03/19/2001 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Waller County and the composition of the 9th and 155th judicial districts.

HB 2961 Author: Williams
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to use of student directory information by public schools.

HB 3261 Author: Williams | Lewis, Glenn | Thompson | Coleman
Last Action: 05/10/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the general property deposit paid by a student of a public institution of higher education.

HB 3262 Author: Williams | Lewis, Glenn | Thompson | Coleman
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the application of the sales tax to certain food served to students at institutions of higher education.

HB 3263 Author: Williams | Lewis, Glenn | Thompson | Coleman
Last Action: 05/01/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain court costs imposed on a person convicted of an offense.

HB 3264 Author: Williams
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain facilities serving developmentally disabled adults from application of the Assisted Living Facility Licensing Act.

HB 3330 Author: Williams
Last Action: 04/25/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the consolidation of certain offenses relating to the driving of a motor vehicle while a driver's license or privilege to operate a vehicle is invalid.

HB 3331 Author: Williams
Last Action: 04/25/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to determining responsibility for harm and assigning joint and several liability in tort actions.

HCR 180 Author: Williams | Hope
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 03/07/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2001, as County Treasurers' Association of Texas Day at the State Capitol.

HCR 226 Author: Williams | Woolley | Bonnen
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing congress to modify the tax code to allow for the issuance of tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds for air pollution control facilities in nonattainment areas.

HR 68 Author: Williams | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 03/29/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 29 2001 5:17PM
Caption: Honoring Randolph Foster for his role in Texas history.

HR 248 Author: Williams
Last Action: 02/27/2001 H Reported enrolled: Feb 27 2001 6:04PM
Caption: Commending the seventh grade students of Knox Junior High School in The Woodlands for their exceptional performance at the WordMasters competition.

HR 362 Author: Williams | Hope
Last Action: 03/06/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 6 2001 5:57PM
Caption: Recognizing March 6, 2001, as Montgomery County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 496 Author: Williams | Lewis, Glenn
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 13 2001 8:03AM
Caption: Expressing congratulations to Prairie View A&M University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.

HR 502 Author: Williams | Hope
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2001 6:25PM
Caption: Honoring Coach Weldon Willig for his decades of dedication to The Woodlands.

HR 794 Author: Williams
Last Action: 05/07/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 7 2001 7:45AM
Caption: Honoring Jamie Lockyer for winning the bronze medal at the 2001 Special Olympics Southeast Region Tennis Championships.

HR 1187 Author: Williams | Lewis, Glenn | Turner, Sylvester | Keffer | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/29/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2001 4:48PM
Caption: Honoring the citizens of Grimes County for their peaceful resolution of a racial issue.

Joint Author (12):
HB 250 Author: Hope | Williams
Last Action: 02/12/2001 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law No. 4 of Montgomery County and to the jurisdiction, operation, and administration of the county courts at law in Montgomery County.

HB 422 Author: Tillery | Williams | Hope | Gutierrez
Last Action: 01/30/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the rights and responsibilities of parents of public school students.

HB 1362 Author: Goodman | Williams
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/09/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals; providing for the imposition of civil penalties and the prosecution and punishment of certain related offenses.

HB 1824 Author: Hope | Williams
Last Action: 02/20/2001 H Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law No. 4 of Montgomery County and to the jurisdiction, operation, and administration of the county courts at law in Montgomery County.

HB 2031 Author: Isett | Williams | Miller
Last Action: 03/26/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an optional defined contribution retirement plan for persons eligible to participate in the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 2362 Author: Hope | Williams
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District.

HB 2447 Author: Isett | Williams
Last Action: 03/26/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an optional defined contribution retirement plan for persons eligible to participate in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 3655 Author: Kolkhorst | Williams | Ellis, Dan
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District.

HCR 76 Author: Heflin | Callegari | Williams | Howard | Elkins
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 02/01/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring the Katy Tigers for winning the Class 5A Division II football championship.

HJR 66 Author: Isett | Heflin | Delisi | Williams
Last Action: 04/17/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the restriction on the rate of growth of appropriations.

HR 820 Author: Callegari | Heflin | Howard | Williams | Nixon, Joe
Last Action: 04/25/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 25 2001 9:44PM
Caption: Recognizing April 25, 2001, as Katy Day at the Capitol.

HR 1388 Author: Callegari | Heflin | Howard | Williams
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 4:03PM
Caption: Honoring the City of Katy and its recent receipt of the Governor's Community Achievement Award.

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